Either overcoming COVID-19 or benefiting from it, many major companies in Lancaster County rebounded in the fourth quarter with higher net profits, according to their financial reports.Â
A survey of 12 publicly held companies based here or with sizable operations here found that nine posted better net profits in the October-through-December period, compared to the fourth quarter of 2019.Â
The fourth-quarter outcome flipped the script from the third quarter, when nine of 12 companies fared worse, often because they could not overcome the financial hit from the pandemic.Â
The surveyed companies, which employ more than 7,000 people locally, were selected by LNP | LancasterOnline to represent a cross-section of local economic sectors. Hereâs a summary of how the 12 performed, based on the quarterly financial reports they released over the past four weeks.Â